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Where does “vărui” come from?

vărui (Romanian) comes from Romanian văr, from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

vărui (Romanian): to lime, whitewash; to paint

Definitions

  1. to lime, whitewash; to paint

Ancestry of “vărui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianvărA male cousin
2Latinvērus—
3Proto-Italicwērostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →